Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Did the podiatrist perform the Achilles repair with or without a graft?

A patient comes into your podiatry practice for an initial encounter with a left Achilles tendon rupture. Based upon the podiatrist’s documentation, the correct ICD-10 code to report for this condition is S86.012A (Strain of left Achilles tendon, initial encounter). But, do you know what other details should you look out for in the documentation when reporting this type of injury?

Take the following quiz to learn what else you must learn when reporting a ruptured Achilles tendon repair.

Question 1: What CPT^® code should you report when the podiatrist performs a primary Achilles repair without a graft?

Question 2: What CPT^® code should you report when the podiatrist performs a primary Achilles surgery that employs some sort of graft?

Question 3: What are the most common symptoms of an Achilles rupture?

Question 4: What code should you report if this is a secondary Achilles repair?